Tag: vietnam

Back in 1990, I was an eager 18 year old who decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps (1990-1996). Seven years later I would end up in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps Volunteer…

(Picture speaks for itself)

I first started using Linux back in September, 2003, at the recommendation of my GIS (Geographic Information System) instructor at Indiana University. I was never an…

Well, I guess I may have been premature in labeling Manna Club as a gay bar. Last night Annie, her roommate, and I joined Chris and Giang for some dancing at the Manna…

Poor guy, he got his truck stuck underneath the balcony of my neighbor's house. To make things worse, he could not get any traction. Eventually several guys had to push…

Well, it looks like all the homes are finally being renovated. The People's Committee will not pave the alleyway until ALL the houses meet the requirements. One house…

(Our taxi driver got pulled over by the traffic police officer) (Police outside MGM to enforce the Social Moral laws in Saigon)

The second Pizza Hut just opened in Saigon on the corner of Thai Van Lung and Le Thanh Ton streets (opposite Lotteria). This Pizza Hut looks really nice from the…

Saigon Superbowl is definitely much nicer than than the bowling alleys at Diamond Plaza and Parkson. I bowled a 122 but would have scored higher if a certain friend had…

(Just got all my white hair pulled)

Well, for most of us, today was the first day of our 6 day long holiday. Today is Hung Kung's Day, the first time such a holiday was celebrated officially in Vietnam…

Nice thing about using Wordpress is that as a blogging application, it validates easily as XHTML and CSS. When I add new modules, edit the footer, sidebar or header…

The Manna club, located on 26 Ho Huan Nghiep in District 1 of Saigon (above the Paloma Cafe). Annie (MeetMeInSaigon and I were going to meet Pao (AznGamerBoi) and his…

The Malaysian Satay House on 35 Mac Dinh Chi in District 1 of Saigon is really worth a visit. I really enjoy the satay at the Satay House. It has been a month since I…

There seems to be a lot of MISINFORMATION about my cat, Smokey, and how he lives in my house. Smokey does NOT sleep in a prison or jail. He is NOT a prisoner in my home…

I told you all that I had a jacuzzi and sauna at my house! (My jacuzzi - top floor) (Sauna is next to the jacuzzi)

I was impressed at how these motorbikes all lined up for gas today on CMT8 street in District 3. The only guy who was not lined up correctly was ME :-) (During Rush Hour…

Yes, another motorbike accident. If you travel to Saigon, you will see many motorbike accidents like the one pictured below. Sometimes they are quite serious, most of…

April 16. My birthday. Turns out Annie (Meet me in Saigon) shares the same birthday with me as well so we decided to celebrate it together. Joining us at Yoko Cafe was…

Even though my birthday is on April 16th, I decided to have an early birthday party with my friends; Hanh, Ly, Vinh and Nam. We went to 3T, a popular Vietnamese BBQ…